Dillard's Inc. reported Friday that its third-quarter net income climbed to $26.6 million from $14.4 million during the same period one year ago. On a per-share basis, the department store retailer earned 50 cents in the recent third quarter, compared with 22 cents a year ago.

The Times-PicayuneDillard's operates a store at Lakeside Shopping Center.

Same-store sales climbed 5 percent over the year.

Dillard's also said Friday that it plans to repurchase approximately $123.7 million of its Class A shares, or 2.9 million shares.